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Need a replacement battery for that import DSi? How about your import DSi LL? Nintendo has opened up an online store to sell you just those items. I haven’t heard of anyone needing replacement batteries for their DS units, but now there’s a place to get official batteries. No word on [...]

Side-scrolling meets arcade style pong action with new WiiMotion Plus controls!

[Famitsu]
Here's your daily dose of Japan envy, as Famitsu reveals a set of pretty sweet pre-order bonuses for Kojima's upcoming PSP game, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker. The first item is a jigsaw puzzle appropriately called "Love & Piece," while the other pun-tastic item is the plastic "Peace Water" bottle -- an aluminum water bottle/comically large key chain that kinda looks like a grenade. Some days you go through the rain and some days you want to drink from an appropriately-themed liquid transportation device, right?

Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker is set to debut in Japan on April 29, while US gamers will be forced to wait until May 25.

[Thanks, Finton]

We suggested our enthusiasm for THQ's Beat City may be reduced upon seeing actual screenshots of the rhythm-based minigame collection. We're delighted to report that in addition to sounding like a neat idea, we think it looks pretty interesting as well! It's got an unusual geometric art style.

You can inspect the style of Beat City for yourself in our gallery, and even see storyboard-style sequences that are ... intended to explain the gameplay. We see an assembly line of crows being turned into parrots. We see a loving couple wearing outfits that grow spontaneously more ren-faire. We don't feel illuminated.

Dive into the action of First Response and become a foot-soldier of saving lives!

#dlc Mega Man 10, the newest retro-game to hit consoles, may be out for the Wii today and coming soon to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, but its Endless Mode is further off. More »

Loads of info about Funcom's mysterious MMO.

Get ready for the true test of mettle against the abominable arachnid creature awaiting you after General Knoxx!

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Who you would think: Navi Real offender: Great Deku Tree & Great Deku Tree Sprout The Great Deku Tree certainly didn’t seem very smart with his choice of person to save Hyrule from disappearing off the face of the earth. Lucky for him, Link managed to step up to the [...]

March continues the trend of strong releases for both Wii and DS. There are some heavy-hitters on the way, with Red Steel 2 fronting the barrage. Will this long in the works sequel be worth the wait? Will we finally get the Red Steel experience that we wanted from the first game? Article [...]

Assassin's Creed 2 has yet to even arrive on PC, but ever since PC Gamer got an early hands-on with the final retail version, Ubisoft's ... somewhat cumbersome (to be very polite) internet-based DRM has caused a bit of a worry for some gamers. As it would seem, regardless of consumer complaint, the publisher is allegedly moving ahead with plans to implement the anti-piracy software in many of its upcoming titles.

Softpedia reports that an Ubi rep (speaking with PC Gamer) has confirmed Splinter Cell: Conviction, Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands, Silent Hunter 5: Battle of the Atlantic, and the recently announced Ghost Recon: Future Soldier to employ the DRM tools. The publisher also specifically pointed out that different titles handle the loss of data differently -- for instance, AC2 depends on checkpoints and The Settlers 7 saves wherever you last were -- though PC Gamer supposedly pressed for an answer to the question on all our minds: Will every PC game from Ubisoft in the future have this DRM?

Cryptically, the publisher replied, "It's hard for us to say, yes, from now until the day that we all die all of our games are going to include this but most will." While we can appreciate the efforts of publishers to diminish piracy of their games, we can't help but wonder what the logic is in seemingly frustrating your already dwindling legitimate consumer base with measures targeting the folks who probably wouldn't purchase games anyway.

[Via Shacknews]

Here’s a reason to get excited about GDC! Steve Wiebe, current Donkey Kong Jr. champion and former Donkey Kong champion, will be trying to regain his Donkey Kong crown during GDC. He’ll be attempting to grab that record once again, live for all to see. Will he be able to take down [...]

I told you guys that Earthbound fans were absolutely insane, and this ruler’s final bid just proves it!

Even though Mega Man 10 includes a playable version of Mega Man 9's Proto Man at no additional cost, Capcom will still offer at least one additional character as premium DLC. Bass, a sort of evil Mega Man character introduced in Mega Man 7 and playable in Mega Man & Bass, will be released as a DLC character for the Wii version of Mega Man 10 on April 5 for 200 Wii Points ($2), according to Nintendo's Mega Man 10 page. A special stage will be available the same day for 300 Points.

An "Endless Attack Mode" will follow for 300 points on April 26, along with two more special stages for 100 Points each. These DLC dates are likely to be different for the other versions of Mega Man 10, if the add-on content is planned for all releases, since the release dates for the actual game are different on other platforms. We're contacted Capcom to verify.

[Via Protodude's Rockman Corner]

NES Classic Punch-Out! inspired the battle system of this WiiWare exclusive introduced by Ghostfire Games CEO Ed Roman.

#snk The PlayStation Network's answer to the Wii Virtual Console looks to expand beyond the Turbografx-16 library, with the addition of Neo Geo games for the PlayStation 3 and PSP sneaking out via ESRB ratings. More »

This bust is the scarce Shimmering Pink version - hard to find but our friends at Udon located a small stash and have made them available to the Capcom Store.

Get tactical and take down an entire battlefield's worth of foes in the new downloadable content for the PS3 exclusive RPG.

Keep the opposition on their toes and take the fight straight to the enemy's face in the six-mission DLC pack!

#expansionism Tropico 3's upcoming expansion pack, Absolute Power, is your license to print money, as long as you keep it in-game. More »

In this place, one of the few places left of a shattered world, it is choice that is the most powerful weapon. Check out the official launch trailer for Risen.

A portion of a 1up review… MM10 fumbles the forward momentum established by its predecessor, and that’s a shame. MM9 promised a renaissance for the series, but MM10 suggests that’s it business as usual for Capcom. Still, while this may amount to little more than yet another Mega Man sequel, it’s still one of the best [...]

#fun It's a terrible thought to ponder. But it could explain why other people play video games you are certain stink: Maybe fun isn't the key ingredient that makes people love video games anymore. Let's hear it for... shame? More »

This week's Nintendo Channel update features a lot of trailers for all of the big news items out of Nintendo Media Summit last week. If you haven't had a chance to check out the new trailers and our hands-on impressions, hit up this post here. Otherwise, boot up your Wii and enjoy all of the new videos for Super Mario Galaxy 2, Sin and Punishment: Star Successor and Disney Guilty Party!

I’m nowhere near qualified to discuss the Final Fantasy series, and I’m not one to pretend I know what I’m talking about when I don’t! Hit up the link to read more on the Final Fantasy series from people that are in-the-know.